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Cars, motorcycles and airplanes are not only a way to get from point A to point B, in some cases they become design classics, that embodies your personality.

So it comes as no surprise that people are turning some of the world's most beautiful cars into part of their home decor.

Designer furniture

See for yourself!

The smashed Ferrari, with the skillful presentation of the designer, easily turned into a useful piece of furniture.

Do you have an unusable, wrecked, soft-boiled car? Why not turn it into a coffee table?

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And this is nothing more than a personal office-study, built from part of a real Ikarus bus in a Romanian apartment.

Hunor Magyari is very fond of public transport, so he easily managed to create a home office from an old, rusty and neglected Ikarus cubicle.

Let's take a slight deviation from the topic and look at a car that you can park right in your living room in one of the houses in Singapore.

A biometrically controlled elevator will take your car directly to your apartment. Such an apartment costs $ 9.5 - $ 24 million.

And in this photo, an old Jaguar turned into a bookshelf with the help of a Dutch design studio.

An unusual bookshelf is built into the walls of the underground house.

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An entertainment center made from parts of iconic cars from the VroomDecor company.

Created from existing vehicles using completely original parts.

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Why not hang your favorite motorcycle on the wall?

Hotel V8, Stuttgart, Germany.

Mini Cooper on the wall.

Car engine coffee table.

Part of the engine from the Formula 1 Marlboro McLaren (1984-1987 seasons).

Mini Cooper table.

A billiard table from a 1965 Ford Mustang.

A table from a B-25 Mitchell bomber.

IL-18 building on the second floor of a four-story building, somewhere in Russia.

Unusual transport

The machine is a shoe made by a craftsman from the city of Hyderabad, India.

A Canadian living in Vancouver found this new home for a tree in a car.

This incredible car - a billiard table moves on three wheels and can reach speeds of up to 45 km / h.

This special, elongated mini-cooper model has 6 passenger seats, the same number of wheels, 4 doors and a jacuzzi so that you can relax during long journeys.

And this work of art is called "unicycle". The hostess uses it to move around the streets of Shanghai.

This creation belongs to the hand of a young Chinese farmer Wang Jian (Jian Wang), who recreated a copy of the Lamborghini Reventon from old parts of Nissan and Santana. This Batmobile cost the agricultural worker almost $ 10,000 and can travel at a speed of 265 km / h.

And this electric car is almost entirely made of bamboo.

This Bangkok worker has transformed his motorcycle into an incredibly realistic giant insect.

These people work on the Ford assembly line in Chicago. They have recreated an exact replica of the Ford Explorer, consisting entirely of the well-known LEGO construction set.

This Mercedes-Benz SL600 is covered with 300,000 Swarovski crystals. It can be seen at an exhibition in Tokyo.

A tuned penny taxi is always at your service on the streets ... of Havana, Cuba.

Any tourist who decides to visit the capital of France can ride such a 7-seater bike called "Velovizit". At the same time, only one person is responsible for management, while others, in turn, sitting opposite each other, can enjoy the surrounding views.

And this is nothing more than a motorcycle created by a young Indian designer. The designer is an active opponent of smoking, this is how he decided to convey his message to the masses.

This vehicle can be seen on the streets of Venice. There are no cars here, but if it’s absolutely unbearable, then such a "boat" will save you.

This wonder car is solar-powered and built by a Filipino student from Manila.

Spectators of the summer motorcycle rally, which took place in southern Portugal, had a chance to see firsthand what a mini motorcycle might look like. Moreover, it is fully functional.

It took a year of hard work to build this super bike. But the 30-year-old Chinese worker does not spare the time it takes.

This photo was taken while testing the latest model of a scooter manufactured at the plant of the Singapore company "TUM CREATE".

On the streets of Seattle, you can often find such high-tech bicycles, with the help of which donated sperm are delivered to clinics specializing in artificial insemination.

Everyone knows that India is famous for its love of cricket. It was by praising the love for this sport that this eight-meter machine in the shape of a cricket bat was created.

The Messerschmitt KR200 is a Cuban micro-car built before the revolution on the island of freedom.

The photo shows a German bicycle designer and his project in Philadelphia, USA.

If you strive to create an individual and extraordinary environment around you, which will emphasize your addiction to cars, then this sofa is ideal.

It is a piece of furniture made of car seats, the material of manufacture is leather, which is very stylish and practical at the same time. You will be able to surprise your guests with the spontaneity of the interior thanks to such a product and offer them a wonderful and very comfortable place to relax. In a bachelor apartment, you can gather friends over watching football or discussing a new model of this type of transport.

This would be a great idea to add something special to the familiar atmosphere of your home. You can now make your incredible desires come true, because many men dream of just such a sofa.

Sitting on it, any person will feel comfortable, and will also receive a lot of pleasant emotions. After all, such a sofa model will be soft, comfortable and practical, and it will not take up a lot of free space in the room. And today it is very important for the creation of any interior design, because it is fashionable to adhere to compactness and minimalism in everything.

In the garage, there was a need to sit on something, to sit on a wooden stool and drink tea and there was no desire to rest, I wanted something soft and comfortable for my butt. I decided to make a sofa in the garage from car seats. On auto-parsing, a rear sofa from some foreign car was bought for a small fee.

The dimensions of the sofa are 120cm long, 50cm wide, and 60cm high. Since the soft seat needed a base on which it would stand or lie, I decided to weld a metal box. It is also a chest for storing valuable tools in the garage, which is locked with a key using a padlock (but here you could give free rein to your imagination and make an internal lock). The dimensions of my box were 80cm long, 50cm wide, 40cm high. The angle of inclination of the back of the sofa was done by eye, approximately as in cars for rear passengers, I got 25 degrees. For the back, a frame from a 25mm corner was welded and a similar frame was welded for the seat. After that, both of these frames were welded together, it is best to cook with a semiautomatic device, the likelihood that the seat will catch fire will be less than arc welding. The frame of the seat around the perimeter should be 1-2 cm larger than the perimeter of the box (chest) in order to be able to close it like a lid. The lid, it is also the frame for the seat, was welded to the box using hinged hinges from the old interior door. For more beauty, I painted the base 2 times, first in red, it was pale, and then in dark blue.

The very shape of the drawer is designed at an angle to make it feel as if you are sitting in a car.

Real car lovers are able not only to improve the running characteristics and tuning of their beloved iron horse, but also to find useful use for it after active use. An example is furnishings: beds, tables, armchairs, sofas, shelves, and even mini-offices. Such products will make the interior bright, stylish, and give it a true masculine character. For example, sofas made from a car will fit perfectly into a modern living room, a teenager's room, an original auto cafe, etc.

How can this be done? Side fenders, bumper will serve as an original furniture frame. A small sofa is most often placed in the place of the trunk or hood. Some craftsmen decorate the frame with working headlights, which turns the product into a real decoration of the room.

Typically, the entire structure is attached to a specially made metal base. And by installing furniture castors designed for a product with a large weight, you can make your designer sofa mobile.

Stages of converting an old car into a new sofa

Making a sofa out of a car is easy. The main thing is to divide the process into several stages:

Assess the quality of the raw material from which you will construct the sofa. You will need the front or back of the car, preferably in good condition.
Then you need to prepare the base of the structure (metal or wooden frame), fasteners, car paint, materials for the sofa itself or the remaining car seats and new material for changing the upholstery. Prepare a grinder from the tools, a set of an auto mechanic, a spray gun for applying paint.
Cut off the front or back of the old car with a grinder. Free it from mechanical filling.
Taking into account the parts used, prepare a metal or wooden frame for the sofa.
Adjust the shape of the used auto parts so that they fit snugly into the frame.
Apply a special automotive putty to the parts of the car to smooth out the deformed places. After final drying, sand everything thoroughly. Cover the parts with paint.
Clean and update as much as possible all the elements that will decorate the sofa.
Modify your existing car seat or build a new sofa.
Cover it with prepared material. You can use leather, artificial leather, a special material with the addition of synthetic threads.
Think over and prepare an original sofa lighting system (headlights, along the bottom or along the perimeter of the product).
Assemble the metal parts on the frame. Install a soft seat, backrest, sofa railing.
Take care of the stability of the furniture. Add additional legs if needed.

Sofa from the old "Moskvich"

The idea to make a cozy retro sofa from an old car appeared after examining and evaluating those few details that have survived from the Moskvich. This is:

wings;
bumper;
lattice;
an old sofa from the salon.

You will also need:

metal rods for the frame;
fasteners (screws with screws);
pieces of plywood or chipboard for the side panels of the sofa;
foam rubber sheet;
technical fabric;
decorative fabric;
needles, threads, sewing machine;
Bulgarian;
drill;
car putty;
grinding machine with attachments;
spray;
paint in two colors;
4 metal legs.

Try putting your starting materials together to see where to go next.

First of all, by measuring the available parts, we will build a metal frame. Then you need to try on how to place the details of the future sofa on it. This will help to adjust their parameters, change the shape a little.
Let's start altering the seat. Free old chairs from damaged upholstery layers. Tighten the springs a little. Attach a layer of new foam (2-3 cm thick). Cover over with technical fabric. Measure and sew a new sofa cover.
In order for the cover to hold its shape well, and the decorative inserts do not move, during its manufacture it is necessary to attach the ties to the seamy side at the fold points and at the ends of the trim seams. Putting the cover on the frame, fix its position by stretching them through and tying them on the back of the springs to the frame.
Smooth the surface of the wings with putty. Sand the product to flatten the surface. Apply a primer. Paint the wings with the paint of the prepared color. It is better to use a combination of colors as close as possible to the original.

To make the product lay in an even layer, be sure to use a spray bottle. Cover the already painted part of the wings using film and masking tape, then apply the companion color.

Cars, motorcycles, airplanes are not only transport, but also raw materials from which you can make car furniture, practical and very unusual in appearance. One of the most famous creators of such designs is Jake Chop. He has been manufacturing auto furniture since the early 60s of the 20th century. Each of his products is an example of how you can create a real interior decoration from scrap metal.

Vehicle owners who do not want to part with their already out of order (due to an accident or old age) cars, motorcycles, as well as other means of transportation, can give them a second life, using them as a decorative element. So the Mini Desk company, founded by Glynn Jenkins, is officially engaged in the production of office desks from the whole Morris Mini 1967, which made it famous.

Designers and craftsmen engaged in the production of auto furniture offer ready-made products from cars to everyone, and also carry out work on special projects. The customer can even agree to decorate an entire room (usually non-residential) in a machine style: a restaurant, bar, cafe, shopping center, car service, tuning studio or car dealership. Within Russia, several furniture workshops also operate in this area, and many such products are decorated with the master's autograph.

What can be made from car parts

There are infinitely many options for using cars (in whole or in parts) indoors, due to the variety of styles, the abundance of sizes and shapes of the parts used. For example, they can be converted to furniture such as:

sconce or floor lamp (shock absorbers or brake discs from motorcycles are often used for this);
coffee or coffee table (in this case, you can use a car radiator);
shelf;
flower pot;
office or billiard table;
bedside table;
armchair;
sofa;
individual office space (this requires a large car);
a small motorhome (a playroom for children or even a real home).

Car seats are more suitable for creating seating, and the basis for the table is often a polished engine. Bed machines for children have long ceased to be a novelty in the furniture market. It is quite possible to create a similar model for adults in the presence of idle transport. A cozy sofa can be arranged from the hood of the car, and the headlights can be used as a lighting device. However, few people limit themselves to the most obvious options when creating designer furniture.

In some cases, such objects do not carry any functional load, but are used indoors only as wall or floor decoration.

In addition to real furniture for cars, spare parts and whole cars, their imitations can be used in various designs. In this case, we are not talking about the nostalgia of the former owner, but about the desire to convey the idea of speed, the transience of what is happening, or simply about trying to make the premises more original. The materials used to create such car furniture are completely different: wood, metal, plastic. There are even models completely assembled from the LEGO constructor.

What styles is suitable for

Since car parts are not always insignificant in size, such car furniture fits better into open-plan rooms, with a minimum number of partitions, panoramic windows, and a complex-organized artificial lighting system.

To create such furniture, vehicles are used that are out of order, but such structures look quite modern. Obsolete cars can be used in several different styles at once, where a significant part of the attention is paid to the texture and other features of the objects used:

the loft style is the brainchild of empty brick factories in New York in the 1940s, which the poor bohemians of those times, as they could, transformed into living quarters. Now this design is used in the decoration of ordinary apartments furnished with auto furniture. To give the room the desired look, cement, brick, wood, metal and materials imitating them are most often used;
hi-tech (high technology) - this architectural direction was formed back in the 70s of the last century and at that time was considered as ultra-modern, although real popularity and recognition came to it only in the next decade. This was reflected not in the external appearance of cities, but only in the internal appearance of apartments and offices, where an emphasis was placed on pastel colors, as well as monumentality combined with complex forms. Glass, plastic and stainless steel elements have been used to create the image of a high-tech home. This allowed car furniture to become an ideal option for high-tech interior decoration;
steampunk (steampunk) - initially steampunk was only a literary sci-fi direction, inspired by the ideas of steam energy and applied art of the 19th century. Later he showed himself in architecture. Its main feature is the stylization of Victorian England: an abundance of levers, fans, gears, parts of steam mechanisms, engines. Therefore, car furniture is an ideal solution for rooms that need to be decorated in a steampunk style. For the decoration of such an interior, copper, leather, wood polished to a shine are used. The entire appearance of the premises should speak of a complete rejection of industrial design, but car furniture will be appropriate here.

Although these styles reveal the character of auto furniture to the greatest extent, this does not mean that it is inappropriate to apply it anywhere else.

How to fit into the interior

Regardless of the style chosen, such furniture is sure to attract attention. Therefore, it is more convenient to immediately make such a furniture structure the center of the interior. The easiest way to achieve the desired effect is to highlight the product using lighting (natural or artificial). You also have to take into account the compatibility of car furniture with the surrounding space in color, texture and style.

Perhaps it will be one large object, or there may be many small elements. In any case, the car atmosphere is preserved thanks to the details (this applies mainly to the rear-view mirrors, headlights and other recognizable elements). Without them, some objects are difficult to recognize as auto furniture. If you take into account these simple points, then furniture from a car can easily fit into almost any interior.